I am an aesthetic: I have to admire the impeccably dressed mannequins making their debut in department stores and the contoured lines of that perfect dress. I love the shapes and cuts that flatter and accentuate, even splashes of color and pools of paisley and the slimming elegance of all black. But somehow professing these […]
It’s unusual how probably the most odd issues can encourage us and form our lives. My life modified one morning earlier than college once I was 12 years outdated. To date the yr had been jarring. My finest buddy had moved away that summer season and I felt alone in a sea of strangers. Despite […]
“For it is in giving that we receive.”-St. Francis of Assisi The overwhelming feeling of God’s presence is not something that is simple to write about. It is a feeling that you must experience in your own time. It is an emotion that is so hard to describe that words seem trivial. I will try […]
Energetic but calming, shapeless but concrete, inanimate but vigorous, water is a dynamic substance with many makes use of, most significantly for the sustenance of life. This can be true, however water exists as a vital in my life for causes that others might discover negligible of their every day routine, as a elementary part […]
“All women four×200 meter runners please report back to the monitor. All women working the four×2.” The final place I wished to report back to was the monitor. Actually, I assumed I used to be going to vomit. What am I doing? I’m not a monitor runner, and definitely not a four×200 meter runner. “Prepared, […]
Valedictorian A teacher who is attempting to teach without inspiring the pupil with a desire to learn is hammering on cold iron. -Horace Mann Life is a learning process. We strive, we search, we interface and we relate the experiences that become of our endeavors to posterity, for better or for worse. Interactions between teacher […]
My year’s most exciting moments arrive in the mailbox with Girl’s Life magazine, embellished with a fresh “Dear Carol” column. Carol Weston, a Yale graduate, teens’ author, and family friend, has had an immeasurable influence on me. My parents and I have spent hours around the kitchen table deliberating over the questions agonizing “Boy Problems,” […]
I like reading The Economist and watching “I love the 80s.” I like tennis, Fazoli’s breadsticks and writing assignments. I value honesty, commitment, scholarship and kindness. These are hard and true facts, but there is a lot I do not know about myself. I don’t know how I feel about the death penalty, I have […]
In order for each person to pursue their individual pursuit of posterity our society much have equal opportunites so that we can have equal rights to pursue the same goals as anyone else. Growing up in a poor family and knowing the struggles of the world, I have grown up with the positive attitude and […]
Junior year to many is described as unforgettable, full of fun, excitement, and one year closer to that time everyone waits for their whole entire life. If anyone had asked me about this year the beginning of 11th grade, I would not have agreed more. I had no idea that this year would be one […]